philosophy
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Persuasion and the Brain
There’s just something about the brain that captures our fascination and willingness to believe...
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They Can’t Take That Away
We can maintain and engage with historical significance by creating communities of memory around it.
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The Optimistic Directive
A philosophical look at Neal Stephenson's push for optimistic science fiction.
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The Brain is What We Do with It
There is yet no consciousness of the brain’s plasticity and thus no awareness of the potentials for development, reorganization. ‘Neuronal man’ has yet to gain a sense of his own freedom.
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Artists Focus on Culture in the Galápagos
Humans are the species which attract most interest in a group show about the Galápagos at the Bluecoat, Liverpool
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DIY Art
An examination of the notion of Do It Yourself art.
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Buying the Concept of Art
An examination of selling the idea of a work of art as art.
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6 Ways to Think About Death
A creative approach, and some great books, can make the idea of death a little more acceptable.
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The Irrationality of Irrationality: The Paradox of Popular Psychology
The popular psychology of judgement and decision making is enlightening. But many readers are approaching these books uncritically.
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The Fear of Neuroesthetics
Science is reductionist by its nature. It cannot study a complex system as a whole; rather, it isolates its constituents first and tries to build a picture of the whole from studying its parts.
